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I would say that grinding through the coating, in the long term, will shorten the life of the valve. Some of the best advances in modern engines have been how they can make the valves, wear longer, st ...

Not sure how the paint code works but they made a black one in 1976. Here's the link to a picture.
http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/suzu/suzuki_gt550%2075.htm

It's been quite a while now since you got that new kind of battery. Can you tell us how it's working out? Cranking power, maintaining charge etc? Thanks

Wow, You may have solved my carb problem I've had with my TS400. It has that same goofy carb design with the double cables. I have had a detonation problem I can't get rid of no matter what. It was an ...

It drains through to the ground. It is for exactly what has already been said....washing, and/or gas from the carbs.

Yamaha dealers with the right equipment could cut a key from a number. Key word in that statement is..."could"...In the past....I don't know about now.

We installed a Velorex sidecar on a Yamaha 750 back in the 80s. It was easy enough and worked quite well. They are still being made. Check them out at:
http://www.velorexusa.com/

Check the compression and listen for knocking sounds while you're turning it over. Shift it through all the gears by hand while turning the engine over a little with the kick starter if needed. Look f ...

Yea, I agree with you on that. Good article by the way. I just popped off without updating my knowledge base. (I have a tendency to do that regrettably.)

Modern oils will not damage wet clutches.

As shown in the pic above the rubber disc, part #14 is the culprit. If you can get that part....great. otherwise a replacement fuel petcock is what you will need.

The "C" light is the generator charge indicator. It normally glows red when idling and goes out when the engine speed increases above idle. When my bike had a red charge light on all the tim ...

The YL1 has a 12 volt ignition and requires a good battery and charging system to run. If the charging system isn't working the bike will run only as long as the battery stays charged enough to fire t ...

If you have a clean tank that isn't leaking then keep it full (as already mentioned) of fresh gas. Rust should not be a problem. Fuel tank sealers are for fuel tanks that have a problem with severe ru ...

While we are correcting the terminology etc let's look at how the clutch works. The clutch does not separate the drive shaft from the driven (or counter-shaft) shaft. Only neutral does that. In motorc ...